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ÓThe€Defendant€pled€guilty€to€one€count€of€theft€over€$1,000.00€and€the€trial€court€sentenced€her€asÐ xÈ  Ða€Range€I€standard€offender€to€three€years€probation.€€The€Defendant€appeals€from€the€revocationÐ d´ Ðof€her€probation,€contending€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€ordering€her€to€serve€theÐ P  Ðremainder€of€€her€sentence€in€confinement.€€Because€we€conclude€that€the€record€supports€that€trialÐ <Œ Ðcourtððs€decision€to€revoke€the€Defendantððs€probation,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.Ð (x ÐÌÓéÓò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ P ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼K=»àXñ’#ÔÔ‡XñX.¼K=ÔRobert€W.€Ô_ÔWedemeyerÔ_Ô,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòThomas€T.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ôóó€andÐ Ø( ÐòòJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ä ÐÌCynthia€S.€Lyons,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€Ô_ÔCookevilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€JanetÐ œì ÐLawson.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Mark€E.€Davidson,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð `° ÐWilliam€Edward€Gibson,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Anthony€J.€Ô_ÔCraigheadÔ_Ô,€Assistant€DistrictÐ L œ ÐAttorney€General,€for€the€Appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð 8!ˆ  ÐÓÌÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼K=»XXñû#ÔÔ‡XñX»¼K=ÔÐ #`" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼K=»XXñ¦ #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XñX»¼K=Ôà0  àà0` (#(#àÐ ` (#` (# Ðà  àOn€November€10,€1997,€the€Cumberland€County€Grand€Jury€indicted€the€Defendant,€JanetÐ Ô%$!% ÐLawson,€for€one€count€of€theft€over€$1,000.00.€€On€July€24,€1998,€the€Defendant€pled€guilty€to€theÐ À&"& Ðindicted€offense,€a€Class€D€felony,€and€received€a€three„year€sentence€as€a€Range€I€standard€offender.€Ð ¬'ü"' ÐThe€Defendant€was€placed€on€probation€to€be€supervised€by€the€Community€Corrections€program.€Ð ˜(è#( ÐOn€April€10,€2000,€a€probation€violation€warrant€was€issued€against€the€Defendant,€alleging€that€sheÐ „)Ô$) Ðhad€been€arrested€and€charged€with€disorderly€conduct€and€driving€under€the€influence.€Ð p*À%* ÐÌà  àOn€September€28,€2000,€the€trial€court€conducted€a€violation€of€probation€hearing.€€OfficerÐ H,˜', ÐJimmy€Erwin€of€the€Ô_ÔMeigsÔ_Ô€County€Sheriffððs€Department€testified€that€on€March€24,€2000,€he€wasÐ 4-„(-ýx ÐÔ_Ôcalled€to€the€Pleasure€Island€convenience€store.€€Upon€his€arrival,€the€manager€of€the€convenienceÐ ° Ðstore€asked€Officer€Erwin€to€remove€the€Defendant€from€his€business€establishment€because€she€wasÐ œì Ðbothering€customers€and€using€vulgar€language.€€Officer€Erwin€testified€that€the€Defendantððs€speechÐ ˆØ Ðwas€slurred,€that€she€was€unsteady€on€her€feet,€and€that€she€appeared€to€be€intoxicated,€although€heÐ tÄ Ðdid€not€smell€alcohol€on€her.€€He€stated€that€she€was€ð ðvery,€very€abusive.ðð€€After€escorting€theÐ `° ÐDefendant€out€of€the€store,€Officer€Erwin€attempted€to€give€the€Defendant€ð ðsome€tests€and€to€talkÐ L œ Ðto€her,ðð€and€she€became€very€abusive,€cursing€and€swearing€at€the€officer.€€Officer€Erwin€thenÐ 8 ˆ Ðarrested€the€Defendant€for€disorderly€conduct.€€The€officer€testified€that€the€Defendant€was€bookedÐ $ t Ðand€ð ðprocessed€through.ððÐ  ` ÐÌà  àApproximately€three€to€four€hours€later,€Officer€Erwin€was€driving€on€Highway€68€in€MeigsÐ è 8  ÐCounty€when€he€noticed€a€vehicle€pulling€off€the€highway€onto€the€shoulder€of€the€road.€€The€officerÐ Ô$  Ðturned€his€patrol€car€around€and€pulled€behind€the€vehicle€to€see€if€its€occupants€ð ðwere€okay€orÐ À  Ðhaving€problems.ðð€€It€was€then€that€Officer€Erwin€saw€that€the€driver€of€the€vehicle€was€theÐ ¬ü  ÐDefendant.€€The€Defendant€told€Officer€Erwin€that€her€car€had€quit,€and€she€pulled€it€over.€€AfterÐ ˜è  Ðasking€the€Defendant€to€step€out€of€the€car,€Officer€Erwin€observed€the€Defendant€to€be€ð ðveryÐ „Ô  Ðunstable,ðð€and€he€noted€that€her€speech€was€ð ðeven€more€slurred.ðð€€He€recalled,€ð ðI€could€barelyÐ pÀ Ðunderstand€her.ðð€€The€Defendant€failed€the€field€sobriety€tests€that€Officer€Erwin€administered€to€her.€Ð \¬ ÐThe€Defendant€told€Officer€Erwin€that€she€had€not€been€drinking,€but€that€she€was€on€three€or€fourÐ H˜ Ðdifferent€pain€medications.€€Officer€Erwin€testified€that€in€his€opinion,€the€Defendantððs€behavior€wasÐ 4„ Ðnot€consistent€with€that€of€someone€taking€several€pain€medications.€€Based€upon€his€observations,Ð  p ÐOfficer€Erwin€arrested€the€Defendant€and€charged€her€with€driving€under€the€influence.Ð  \ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€also€testified€at€the€hearing.€€She€reported€that€she€had€been€on€disability€sinceÐ ä4 Ð1996€because€she€had€undergone€back€surgery€for€a€ruptured€disc€in€1995€and€because€she€had€Ð Ð  Ðsuffered€a€ð ðnervous€breakdownðð€in€1995.€€She€stated€that€she€was€under€the€care€of€a€psychologist.€Ð ¼  ÐThe€Defendant€further€testified€that€she€was€taking€several€prescription€medications:€ð ðLorcet€10€forÐ ¨ø Ðpainðð;€Xanax€ð ðfor€my€nervesðð;€Soma€ð ðfor€muscle€relaxersðð;€ð ðTolfron€(spelled€phonetically)€.€.€.€forÐ ”ä Ðan€anti„depressantðð;€and€Tagamet€ð ðfor€my€stomach.ðð€€She€stated€that€the€pain€medication€and€muscleÐ €Ð Ðrelaxers€were€prescribed€for€her€back€problems.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€maintained€that€the€violation€warrant€at€issue€in€this€case€was€the€first€to€beÐ D!” Ðfiled€against€her€since€she€was€placed€on€probation.€€She€testified€that€she€had€been€paying€monthlyÐ 0"€  Ðrestitution€while€on€probation€and€had€paid€over€$2,200€of€the€$3,000€ordered€as€restitution.€€TheÐ #l! ÐDefendant€also€testified€that€she€had€been€meeting€regularly€with€her€probation€officer,€as€ordered,Ð $X" Ðand€she€maintained€that€she€had€passed€drug€tests€administered€to€her€as€part€of€her€probation,€allÐ ô$D # Ðof€which€had€come€back€negative€for€the€presence€of€illegal€drugs.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€testified€that€she€was€on€her€prescription€medication€at€the€time€of€her€arrestsÐ ¸'#& Ðby€Officer€Erwin.€€However,€she€claimed€that€she€did€not€ð ðfeel€likeðð€she€was€impaired.€€With€regardÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€her€arrest€for€disorderly€conduct,€the€Defendant€testified,€ð ðThe€only€thing€I€said€to€[Officer€Erwin]Ð )à$( Ðwas€I€asked€him€what€I€was€being€arrested€for.€€And€he€told€me€disorderly€conduct€and€I€asked€himÐ |*Ì%) Ðwhere€was€I€supposed€to€have€been€disorderly€at,€because€I€had€been€in€there€playing€the€machineÐ h+¸&* Ðfor€like€three€hours.ðð€€The€Defendant€maintained€that€when€Officer€Erwin€arrested€her€for€drivingÐ ° Ðunder€the€influence,€she€was€driving€to€her€motherððs€home.€€She€stated€that€her€car€ð ðdied,ðð€forcingÐ œì Ðher€to€pull€over.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àOfficer€Mark€Thomasson,€the€Defendantððs€probation€officer,€testified€that€he€had€beenÐ `° Ðhandling€the€Defendantððs€case€since€February€2000.€€He€stated€that€he€took€out€a€warrant€to€revokeÐ L œ Ðthe€Defendantððs€probation€after€learning€of€the€Defendantððs€arrests€in€March€2000.€€On€cross„Ð 8 ˆ Ðexamination,€Thomasson€stated€that€since€the€time€of€her€arrests€for€the€current€charges,€theÐ $ t ÐDefendant€had€been€reporting€to€him€regularly€and€paying€fines€and€court€costs.€€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àAfter€the€conclusion€of€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€found€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidenceÐ è 8  Ðthat€the€Defendant€had€violated€her€probation€and€ordered€that€the€Defendant€serve€the€remainderÐ Ô$  Ðof€her€sentence€in€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€The€trial€court€concluded€that€theÐ À  ÐDefendantððs€testimony€was€not€credible€as€it€related€to€the€events€surrounding€her€arrests€and€to€herÐ ¬ü  Ðcondition€at€the€time€of€her€arrests.€€The€court€also€concluded€that€the€Defendant€did€not€takeÐ ˜è  Ðresponsibility€for€her€actions€and€did€not€appear€to€ð ðtake€probation€serious[ly].ðð€€The€trial€courtÐ „Ô  Ðtherefore€ordered€that€the€Defendant€be€taken€into€custody€to€serve€her€three„year€sentence.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€Defendant€does€not€contest€the€sufficiency€of€the€evidence€supporting€Ð H˜ Ðrevocation€of€her€probation,€she€contends€that€the€trial€court€should€not€have€ordered€her€to€serve€herÐ 4„ Ðsentence.€€In€her€brief,€she€claims€that€she€ð ðwas€a€good€probationer€before€and€after€the€new€arrestsÐ  p Ðtook€place,€and€she€asserts€that€she€adequately€demonstrated€to€the€trial€court€that€she€could€continueÐ  \ Ðto€do€well€on€probation.ðð€€The€Defendant€argues€that€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€require€her€to€serveÐ øH Ðthe€remainder€of€her€sentence€in€confinement€is€ð ðexcessive.ððÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àWhen€a€trial€court€determines€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€that€a€probationer€hasÐ ¼  Ðviolated€the€conditions€of€his€or€her€probation,€the€trial€court€has€the€authority€to€revoke€probation.€Ð ¨ø ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(d).€€The€decision€to€revoke€probation€lies€within€the€sound€discretionÐ ”ä Ðof€the€trial€judge.€€òòState€v.€Mitchellóó,€810€S.W.2d€733,€735€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€A€trial€courtððsÐ €Ð Ðdecision€to€revoke€probation€will€be€upheld€on€appeal€unless€there€has€been€an€abuse€of€discretion.€Ð l¼ ÐòòState€v.€Williamsonóó,€619€S.W.2d€145,€146€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981).€€To€find€an€abuse€of€discretionÐ X ¨ Ðin€a€probation€revocation€case,€an€appellate€court€must€conclude€that€the€record€is€void€of€anyÐ D!” Ðsubstantial€evidence€that€would€support€the€trial€courtððs€decision€that€a€violation€of€the€conditionsÐ 0"€  Ðof€probation€occurred.€€òòState€v.€Grearóó,€568€S.W.2d€285,€286€(Tenn.€1978);€òòState€v.€Delpóó,€614€S.W.2dÐ #l! Ð395,€398€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980).€€Proof€of€a€probation€violation€is€sufficient€if€it€allows€the€trialÐ $X" Ðcourt€to€make€a€conscientious€and€intelligent€judgment.€€òòState€v.€Miltonóó,€673€S.W.2d€555,€557€(Tenn.Ð ô$D # ÐCrim.€App.€1984).€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€Defendant€has€failed€to€establish€that€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€revoking€herÐ ¸'#& Ðprobation€and€by€ordering€her€to€serve€the€remainder€of€her€sentence€in€confinement.€€òòóóThe€recordÐ ¤(ô#' Ðcontains€ample€evidence€supporting€the€trial€courtððs€decision€that€a€violation€of€probation€occurredÐ )à$( Ðin€this€case.€€Based€upon€our€review€of€the€record,€the€trial€court€acted€well€within€its€discretion€inÐ |*Ì%) Ðrevoking€the€Defendantððs€probation.Ð h+¸&* Ðòòóóà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ð ° ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð 8 ˆ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àROBERT€W.€WEDEMEYER,€JUDGE